KNOWLTON - A fire destroyed a garage and damaged a home Wednesday morning in the town of Knowlton, but nobody — including three dogs inside the home — was hurt.

The fire was reported by neighbors at about 10:40 a.m. on Depot Road, about five miles south of Mosinee. The neighbors reportedly heard explosions and then saw the garage engulfed in flames, according to Mosinee Fire Chief Doug Jennings.

The home near the garage was already starting to catch on fire by the time firefighters arrived at the scene, but those flames were quickly extinguished.

"We put that out immediately and went after the garage," Jennings said.

The occupants of the home weren't around when the fire started, but three dogs in kennels inside the home weren't harmed in the incident.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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